Arc-On Productivity
Calculate your shop's Operating Factor—the percentage of a shift a welder spends actually pulling the trigger and depositing metal.
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Shift Breakdown
Gross Operating Factor
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%
Net Operating Factor
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%
Time Allocation
8.0 Hours Total
Arc-On: 0h 0m
Prep/Fit: 0h 0m
Breaks: 0h 0m
Industry Benchmarks
- 10 - 20%: Custom fabrication, heavy fit-up, job shop.
- 20 - 30%: Standard manual production welding.
- 40 - 50%: Semi-automated (sub-arc, mechanized carriages).
- 60 - 80%: Fully automated robotic welding cells.